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Table of Contents Course Listings……………………………………………………….4

Why Gender Studies?..................................................................5

How to Major or Minor in Gender Studies……………………...6

Fall 2020 Gender Course Offerings….…………………….…….7

Fall 2020 Gender Approved Electives……..……..……………..10

Gender Affiliated Faculty…..………………...…………………..13

COURSES FOR FALL 2020 WILL INCLUDE:

GENDER COURSES

GEND 101—Intro to Gender Studies

GEND 360J—Sex and Gender

GEND 360K—Global Gender Issues

GEND 360N—Literature by Women

GEND 380—Approaches to Gender Theory

CAPSTONE will next be offered in Spring 2021

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Course Listings

Fall 2020

GENDER COURSES GEND 101—Intro to Gender Studies …………………………………...7 GEND 360J —Sex and Gender………………. ………………………….8 GEND 360K—Global Gender Issues……………………..……………..8 GEND 360N—Literature by Women…………………………………….9 GEND 380—Approaches to Gender Theory …………………...……...9 APPROVED CROSS-DISIPLINARY ELECTIVES COMM 351—Gender and Communication …………………………...10 COMM 360—Language, Gender & Culture…………………...…......10 COMM 384C—Women, Rhetoric & Politics ………………………….11

HIST 369 Gender in U.S. History………………………………...11 PCST 351—Gender and Peace………………………………………….11 PHIL 325—Feminist Ethics………...……………….….………....……12

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Why Gender Studies? Gender shapes the world we live in and shapes each of our lives in

countless ways. A major or minor in Gender Studies prepares you to

work in a diverse and ever-changing world. If you are interested in

social justice and making the world a more equitable place, then our

degree is for you. Our program allows you to take courses from a wide

range of disciplines and departments which in turn helps you to create a

major or minor that meets your needs. We emphasize the ways in which

gender, sex, and culture interact, and pride ourselves on a faculty and

curriculum that represent a breadth of different cultures and

backgrounds. We encourage our students to put their education to use

in a variety of different volunteer activities and internship experiences.

A degree in Gender Studies has allowed our alumni to work in many

careers, such as law, marketing, lobbying, and marriage and family

therapy; the opportunities are endless.

Any degree you pursue will be enhanced by the knowledge that is

learned from Gender Studies. Gender awareness, advocacy, and

equality make you more marketable in your profession.

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HOW TO MAJOR OR MINOR IN GENDER

Major Checklist (40 credits)

A total of 40 credits, including:

____ GEND 101, Introduction to Gender Studies (required) (4 credits)

____ GEND 201, Movements and Change (required) (4 credits)

____ GEND 380, Gender Theory (required) (4 credits)

____ GEND 381, Sex and Gender in (required) (4 credits) Transnational Perspectives

____ GEND 385, Senior Capstone in Gender (required) (4 credits)

Studies

____ Experiential Learning Component (0-4 credits)

____ 4-5 additional 4 credit courses (16-20 credits)

*Elective courses must be selected from approved GEND electives. No more than three courses that count toward another major can be applied to the

GEND major.

Minor Checklist (20 credits)

A total of 20 credits, including:

_____ GEND 101: Introduction to Gender Studies (required) (4 credits) _____ GEND 201: Movements and Change (required) (4 credits) _____ GEND 380: Approaches to Gender Theory (required) (4 credits) _____ 2 additional elective courses (total of 8 credits)

*At least 4 credits of the remaining 8 elective credits must be at the 300 level. No more than 8 credits should be taken from the same department.

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GEND 101—INTRO TO GENDER STUDIES (4)

*Course open only to current first-year students. If you are a GEND major or minor and unable to enroll in this course because

it is full, please contact the Chair of Gender Studies at

jkeller@csbsju.edu Instructors: 01A L. Taylor MWF 10:40-11:35 pm HAB 118 CRN 13106 02A J. Jantzer MWF 11:50-12:45 pm BAC-A109 CRN 14595

03A J. Jantzer MWF 1:00-1:55 pm BAC-A109 CRN 14755 04A J. Hinchley TR 1:05-2:25 pm BAC CRN 15848 05A J. Hinchley TR 11:30-12:50 pm BAC CRN 15849

GEND 101 is a required introductory course for the major and minor

in Gender Studies. The instructors welcome all students, regardless of

their major, because this course will help them develop valuable

insights and perspectives on gender relations. All sections of GEND

101 introduce students to a broad range of concepts and issues in the

discipline of Gender Studies. GEND 101 also serves as a practical and

theoretical foundation for further courses in the Gender Studies

program. It uses gender as an analytical method and explores how

race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation influence the construction

of gender identity.

Fall 2020 Course Offerings

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GEND 360J / SOCI 319—Sex and Gender

Cross-listed with SOCI 319 CRN 15851

Instructor: S. Nelson TR 2:20-3:40 pm SIMN G40

What does it mean to live as a gendered, sexual being in today's society? What

kind of differences do one’s sex and gender make? Why does it matter if I’m a

man or a woman, a male or a female, masculine or feminine, gay or straight? This

course will explore these questions through the lens of sociology; what do we

know from the data social science provides? And how do sociologists research

the issues surrounding sex, gender, and sexuality? Students will be introduced to

some of the basic concepts and theories used by sociologists in their efforts to

understand how biology and social forces shape our understanding of these most

intimate parts of our identity. The course is intended to provide the context for

students to think critically about them, to clearly articulate ideas based on

evidence, and to engage seriously in discussion. This course will help you to

utilize academic knowledge of sex and gender to better understand your own life

and experiences, and to analyze the way in which social constructions of sex,

gender, and sexuality influence the lives of various categories of people.

GEND 360K / POLS 352—Global Gender Issues

Cross-listed with POLS 352 CRN 15852

Instructor: P. Dos Santos MW 1:50-3:10 pm SIMN 360 Study of gender as a fundamental variable in social, political and economic

developments around the world. In this course, the focus is to identify the

significance of gender at a global level. Examination of gendered division of labor

in industrialized and developing societies, in particular, gendered discourses in

development policies and gender-based economic strategies of modernization and

restructuring. Beyond the economic realm, the course will also deal with other

issues, such as wars, peace movements and concerns over military spending,

which show remarkably similar patterns in terms of gender differences over

policies.

Fall 2020 Course Offerings

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GEND 360N / ENGL 381—LITERATURE BY WOMEN (4) (Common Curriculum HM / Integrations Curriculum HE)

Cross-listed with ENGL 381

CRN 15615 Instructor: C. Tourino TR 12:45-2:05 pm QUAD 343

What happens when women take their concerns to the page in fiction and

plays? This course explores comparative modern women's literatures from the

Americas and Europe. In imaginative (and often nearly autobiographical)

worlds from women of various races, sexualities, and class standings, we will

look at marriage and domesticity, motherhood and pregnancy, migration and

war, work and law. We will also consider keystone works of theory and

philosophy by women.

GEND 380—GENDER THEORY (4) (Common Curriculum HM / Integrations Curriculum HE)

CRN 13514

Instructor: J. Keller TR 2:20-3:40 pm QUAD 341 Builds on and further develops the understanding of gender studies introduced

in GEND 101 by critically examining theoretical approaches to Gender Studies

and analyzing key issues and disputes within the field. This course develops a

framework that allows students to identify and examine the relations among the

diverse theoretical approaches used in Gender Studies. This course may include

aspects of feminist, gender, LGBTQIAA+, and men’s studies theories.

Open to GEND majors and minors only Exceptions only with permission of the instructor

Fall 2020 Course Offerings

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COMM 351—GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (4)

CRN 12473 Instructor: J. Cook TR 9:35-10:55am QUAD 361

Examines the impact of socialization on gender roles and the influence of

gender roles on communication. Looks at the communication behaviors of

women and men in same sex and mixed sex contexts. Introduces students to

current theories of gender communication. Examines the function of

communication in gender role development. This course satisfies requirements

for the GEND major/minor.

Reserved for COMM majors, COMM minors & GEND majors/minors contact instructor to register.

*Not open to First Year students.*

COMM 360—LANGUAGE, GENDER AND CULTURE (4) CRN 15350

Instructor: 01A J. Cook TR 9:35-10:55 am QUAD 361

This course will examine the relationship between language, gender, and cul-

ture in a variety of contexts and cultures. The mutual influences of

language and culture, and their role in the creation of gendered roles and iden-

tities within and across cultures will be explored. This course satisfies require-

ments for the GEND major/minor. Prerequisites: 102, 103, 105, at least one

course in each department learning goal area (message design,

analysis of communication, and communication & community), at least one

of: 205, 350, or 351, and JN or SR standing. A-F grading only.

GEND major/minor permission of instructor

Gender Approved Electives - Fall 2020

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COMM 384C—Women, Rhetoric & Politics (4)

Instructor: E. Paup TR 12:45-205 pm Quad 447

The elections of 2008, 2012, and 2016 have seen an unprecedented amount of

female candidates for office, leading to an explosion of literature and public

conversation about women in political roles. Although we did not elect the first

female Speaker of the House until 2006, women have been involved in

campaign politics since the beginning of the nation. This specialty course will

provide an introduction to the complex issues of identity, rhetorical power, and

cultural norms surrounding gender in U.S. political culture. We will take a look at

the roles that women have played historically and today in shaping national

political discourse. The course will include discussions about the role of

“politics” in our society, the gendered implications of political party culture,

public political personae, media framing of women in politics, and the role of

women in U.S. Political culture as both voters and candidates.

Prerequisite: COMM 201 or permission of instructor.

HIST 369 Gender in U.S. History (4)

Instructor: 01A S. Smith MWF 2:10pm-3:05pm HAB-120

This course will use gender as a tool of analysis to explore how gender and

sexuality have influenced Americans’ personal identities and interactions with

others. Historically, in what ways have Americans defined what it means to be a

man or a woman, and how have those definitions and supposed natural

characteristics influenced one’s status within the nation? We will

examine beyond the binary of masculinities and femininities and the

intersection with other identities from European colonization to the present day,

and how those meanings have changed based on the needs or anxieties of the

time. This course will help you think critically about documents and other

sources that you encounter in daily life: who produced it, what

assumptions about gender or public/private life the author makes, and how those

assumptions influence one’s understanding of cultural identities. This course is

suitable for students of any major, including those who have not taken a

previous history course.

Gender Approved Electives - Fall 2020

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PCST 351—GENDER AND PEACE (4)

CRN 15840

Instructor: 01A K. Kraemer TR 11:10 am-12:30 pm SIMNS-G10

This course will explore the connections between gender and peace in theory

and practice, from micro-level gender violence to macro-level international

conflicts. We will study theories relating gendered notions of human nature to

violence and peace, to militarism and other forms of institutionalized

violence, and to violence against women. Other topics may include the

relationships between motherhood, fatherhood, and peace, along with

theoretical and practical connections between feminism and nonviolence.

PHIL 325—FEMINIST ETHICS (4) (Common Curriculum ES/ Integrations Curriculum CS)

CRN 13170

Instructor: 01A J. Keller TR 11:10-12:30 QUAD 341

Ethical theory asks: What are the ethical norms, rules, and values we need to

abide by to live together in cooperative, mutually beneficial, and fair social

arrangements? Feminist ethical theory extends and challenges this long

tradition, by bringing an explicit concern with gender, intersectionality, and

the elimination of social injustice into the field of ethics.

In this course, we’ll examine multiple perspectives on feminist ethics:

Theories of privilege and oppression, intersectionality, care ethics, and justice

theory. We will use these theories to evaluate a current ethical issue.

Prerequisite: THEO 111 or HONR 240A

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GEND-Affiliated Faculty Asian Studies

Sophia Geng, Ph.D. Communication Jeanne Cook, Ph.D. Karyl Daughters, Ph.D. Nicole Hurt, Ph.D. Shane Miller, Ph.D. Emily Paup, Ph.D. Economics Sucharita Mukherjee, Ph.D. English Madhu Mitra, Ph.D. Christina Tourino, Ph.D. Environmental Studies Corrie Grosse, Ph.D. French Maureen McCarter Gender Studies Janelle Hinchley, MSW LICSW Jacob Jantzer, Ph.D. Global Business Hassan Hussein, Ph.D. Hispanic Studies Patricia Bolaños, Ph.D. Christina Hennessy, Ph.D. History Brittany Merritt, Ph.D. Jonathan Nash, Ph.D. Shannon Smith Ph.D. Elisabeth Wengler, Ph.D.

Languages & Cultures Jeff DuBois, Ph.D. Morgan King, Ph.D. Wendy Sterba, Ph.D. Peace Studies Jon Armajani, Ph.D. Kelly Kraemer, Ph.D. Philosophy Jean Keller, Ph.D. Exercise Science & Sport Studies Janna LaFountaine, M.S. Political Science Pedro dos Santos Claire Haeg, Ph.D. Scott Johnson, Ph.D. Psychology Pam Bacon, Ph.D. Amanda Jantzer, Ph.D. Sociology Ellen Block, Ph.D. Sheila Nelson, Ph.D. Theology Jennifer Beste, Ph.D. Anna Mercedes, Ph.D. Vincent Smiles, Ph.D. Laura Taylor, Ph.D. Kari-Shane Davis Zimmerman, Ph.D.